‘Rape victim cried in taxi all way home’

Rory Harrison accompanied the complainant home in the taxi and was heard to comfort her. Mr Harrison is on trial for perverting the course of justice and withholding information and denies all the chargesCHARLES MCQUILLAN/GETTY

A taxi driver who took a woman home after she was allegedly raped by two Irish rugby players has told a court she was crying and sobbing throughout the journey.

Stephen Fisher was giving evidence during the trial of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding. He said: “The young woman definitely seemed very upset. She was crying, sobbing throughout the journey. She did not really talk very much at all, bar telling me where she needed to go.”

The court was told that the complainant was in the taxi with Rory Harrison. When asked by the prosecution about Mr Harrison’s actions, Mr Fisher told the jury: “The gentleman in question was attempting to comfort the lady. I believe I remember her head was placed on his…